MR. MAGNIACasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether any person has been authorised, as has been stated, to represent this Country upon the inquiry into the condition of the works in connection with the Panama Canal which is now being held upon the spot under the direction of M. de Lesseps; and, if so, who that person is, and what are his instructions?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. BRYCE)The statement referred to is incorrect. No person has been authorized by Her Majesty's Government to represent this country upon the inquiry in question.